This Week in Weird, July 23

Friday

Jul 23, 2010 at 12:01 AMJul 23, 2010 at 8:12 PM

Large man exposes self to woman, criminal tries to hide TV in his pants and more in this week’s edition.

485-pound man charged with exposing himself

MIDDLEBORO, Mass. - Police say it took two sets of handcuffs and an unusual amount of effort to haul away a huge man accused of following home a woman from a Middleboro bar, walking into her apartment building and exposing himself in an effort to have sex with her.

Middleboro police say Johnny Moss, 33, of Taunton, had bags of cocaine at his feet and nearly $1,500 in cash just after 2 a.m. Tuesday, when they arrested him on assault, open and gross lewdness and other charges.

The woman told police she had turned away Moss’ advances at the bar and he followed her to an apartment building. He walked into the entryway, she said, grabbed her by the shirt, flashed his genitals and requested sex.

Moss was so large that arresting officer Nathan J. Ferbert had to string together two sets of handcuffs to restrain him and had difficulty squeezing the man’s corpulent 5-foot-8-inch frame into a police cruiser.

Police said Moss told them during booking that he weighs 485 pounds.

Moss also faces charges of intent to distribute cocaine, nighttime breaking and entering and accosting and annoying a person of the opposite sex, police said.

Ohio man accused of trying to hide a TV in his pants

CANTON, Ohio - Police arrested a 27-year-old after they said he was caught hiding a TV in his pants at Wal-Mart.

Gary M. Simpson put the 22-inch LCD TV under his shirt and in his pants, trying to conceal it, when an officer stopped him at 12:15 a.m. Saturday, an arrest report said.

The officer happened to be in the store for an unrelated incident.

Simpson faces misdemeanor counts of theft, obstruction and resisting arrest. He pleaded not guilty to the charges Tuesday.

Deer-tracking techniques help catch robber

WELLSVILLE, N.Y. - Thanks to two officers who hunt deer, a quick arrest was made after a break-in at Y-Buy-New store. Police fond blood at the scene and followed the trail right to the door of the accused thief.